2. ON LANGUAGE USE
Agr: Agreement (subject-verb agreement;
adjective-noun agreement etc)
• Having your photocopies, books, and
handouts organized allow you to find what
you need easily.
• This is very useful to bear in mind which is the
main topics that are being discussed .
3. Art: Article
• …since these are the “tools” that will allow
you to work as student .
• To begin with, it is important to process
the information.
4. Exp: Expression
• Perhaps, the problem is the wrong way that they
have for study .
• In order to develop your mind’s potential to its
full extent, here are some useful tips for you to
put into practice.
• Every student studies in a special way, but it is
good to have a set of general procedures to
become a successful learner.
• When we summarize, we create a new piece of
text with our ideas and connections that we find
after reading the whole text.
5. Prep: Preposition
• Setting goals is an important and efficient way
to concentrate because it involves motivation
and success on studies.
• When you study at home, you can look up
new words on the dictionary
• …because we know the vocabulary and the
main points in which the text is based on .
6. Pu: Punctuation
• In order to be successful when studying
you should put into practice different
techniques.
• You do not need to memorize entire
articles, just by thinking about a word you will
be able to remember a whole idea.
7. Ref: Reference
• Are you one of those college students who do
not know if you are studying in the right way?
• …if a college student wants to pass an
exam, he should take good notes in class and
join a study group.
8. Sp: Spelling
• Broadly
speaking, commitment, consistency, and
critical thinking are the pilars of successful
learning
Sty: Style (register, wordiness etc)
• They can’t express themselves as a normal
person, but they make sure to make you know
how much they appreciate your work and how
much they love you.
9. Syn: Syntax (missing element, double subject, word
order, other structural problems)
• This means to do some homework and to study at home .
• Why is so difficult for them to pass final exams ?
• For example, finish reading the first chapter on the
handout for Monday, study relative clauses on
Thursday, etc.
• Since you cannot be awake a lot of hours, you have to take
care of your health, make sure you rest and you will notice
you can study in a more comfortable way .
• For many students distributing efficiently their time for
studying is a roadblock to success.
• As a result, you will face studying in a more relaxed and
enjoyable way as well as you live up to your academic
potential.
• Would not you prefer going out with friends , listening to
music, reading an interesting book or doing what you like
instead of spending hours studying?
10. Trans. S.: Transition signal
• For one thing , it is always advisable to attend
lectures and, most importantly, make the
most of them.
• To continue with , studying requires a
schedule.
11. V: Verb form (tenses, patterns, voice, etc.)
• Do you know that 48% of college students
do not end their programmes?
• In conclusion, after careful consideration of all
these facts, readers will surely agreed that...
12. Voc: Vocabulary (word choice –wrong word/better
word–, collocations, word form)
• …and you have to be insured that your study
area has good lighting, ventilation, a comfortable
chair and a desk to spread out your materials.
• And, like physical exercise, it is a dairy work that
demands both patience and effort.
• You also need to have all the necessary
materials, such as books, handouts and scholar
supplies,…
• A research made by the National University of
Córdoba…
13. ON CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION
( ): Irrelevant/unnecessary words/ideas
• While you are in class, interaction with your
classmates and teacher and participation in
class activities enable you to…
14. : Good point or idea
• All in all, bear in mind these three steps when
studying theoretical subjects: use a
highlighter, write a summary, and draw
charts .
15. ?: Unclear/not fully developed ideas
• To learn the theoretical content of a course,
students should summarize the information,
make charts, and/ or analyze some texts (e.g.
novels, short stories, articles, etc.) following
the criteria of literary or linguistic theories.
• Studying at college is a really difficult task for
all people who want to become successful in
life,…
16. CS: Concluding sentence
• In conclusion, university requires an enormous
effort; therefore, keeping yourself organized
and setting a timetable are two useful
methods you can apply to study successfully .
• In conclusion, by listening to your teacher in
class, identifying key concepts and
memorizing them, you will achieve successful
results in your exams .
(these were actually concluding paragraphs)
17. Dev: Development (supporting
sentences, supporting details, logical
development of ideas, relationship of ideas
not clearly stated)
• Finally, having a group of friends to study with
guarantees you will take profit of your group’s
abilities and knowledge, so that you can learn
those things you do not understand on your
own. By contrast, you should not spend your
time chatting or doing nothing with them
because you will start getting behind, having
big problems at college and getting bad
marks in your exams.
18. TS: Topic sentence (includes also controlling
ideas –missing or wrongly stated)
• To take notes, be good at listening in class,
using acronymic sentences to remember
information and study actively are the most
important methods to take into account
when studying.
• The studying process begins during lessons. It
is much easier to read a text at home if you
already have an idea of what it says.
19. ThS (Thesis Statement)
• In this paper I want to mention some advice
for all students in order to study successfully .
